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Six of the world's top consumer technology firms have agreed to provide greater privacy disclosures before users download applications in order to protect the personal data of millions of consumers, California's attorney general said on Wednesday.

Six of the world's top consumer technology firms have agreed to provide greater privacy disclosures before users download applications in order to protect the personal data of millions of consumers, California's attorney general said on Wednesday.

A new advertisement by Microsoft directly attacking Google is circulating the internet after being uploaded to YouTube on Feb. 20. The video, titled Beware the Googlighting Stranger, is a response to Google moving in on its territory with its could-based productivity suite, a cheaper alternative to Microsoft's Office suite.

Microsoft Corp has asked EU antitrust regulators to intervene in a patent dispute with Google Inc and Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc as it stepped up its battle against Google.

Microsoft Corp has asked EU antitrust regulators to intervene in a patent dispute with Google Inc and Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc as it stepped up its battle against Google.

Microsoft has asked EU antitrust regulators to intervene in a patent dispute with Google and Motorola Mobility as it stepped up its battle against the Internet search giant.

Apple is going to have the annual face-to-face meeting with shareholders Thursday, which is days after its shares crossed the record mark of $500.

On Tuesday, Twitter agreed to a new partnership with Yandex, which will allow Russia's most popular search engine to list new, relevant tweets within its search results.

Google is to bolster its Google Finance service by giving retail investors free access to real-time London Stock Exchange share prices.

The London Stock Exchange Group is to provide real-time market data to Google, bolstering the search-engine's Google Finance offering with free access to London share prices previously only available with a 15 minute delay.

London Stock Exchange Group said on Tuesday it had struck a deal with Google to provide real-time quotes for trades on the London Stock Exchange and Borsa Italiana, information that traders currently pay a premium for.

Microsoft accused Google of bypassing privacy protections in Internet Explorer, following accusations last week that Google was doing so in Apple's Safari browser.

According to the latest study released by comScore, Inc., a market research firm, people are beginning to watch longer videos online. The duration of an average video has jumped from 5.8 minutes in December 2011 to 6.1 minutes in January 2012. Despite the growth in video duration, viewers actually dropped during that period. In January, 2012, 181 million U.S. Internet users watched about 40 billion videos compared to the 182 million users who watched 43.5 billion videos in December.

The revelations this week that Google, Twitter, and other popular Internet companies have been taking liberties with customer data have prompted criticism by privacy advocates and lawmakers, along with apologies by the companies.

Google Inc chairman Eric Schmidt could sell as many as 2.4 million shares of the company's class A common stock as part of a predetermined stock trading plan.

Federal lawmakers are asking if Google Inc. violated the terms of its broad privacy settlement with the Federal Trade Commission, following a study in which it has been reported that Google is accused of bypassing the privacy settings on Apple's Safari browser to track usage on iPhones and Macs without permission.

A U.S. grand jury added more charges against file-sharing website Megaupload and its executives, and also accused them of taking copyrighted content from sites such as YouTube for its own service, according to a new indictment released on Friday.

The founder of Apple, Steve Jobs, wasn't very fond of Google. He reportedly called the Don't Be Evil mantra of Google's bullshit during one interview. Jobs' assessment may not be far off of what others at Apple might be thinking at this moment. Google has been reportedly bypassing privacy settings on Apple's Safari browser. By doing so, Google has been able to track the online habits of millions of people using the Safari browser including iPhone owners.

For years, Google has been developing the technology to make automated cars a reality. They've also spearheaded lobbying efforts in Nevada, which just became the first state to approve regulations for testing driverless cars. This gives technology companies an official procedure for taking their self-driven automobiles out on public roads.

Shares of Google appeared to brush off reports a Stanford University study had found it had compromised the privacy of Apple iPhone customers.

With Rick Santorum's surname long since redefined by Dan Savage on SpreadingSantorum.com, Google has two new web sites gaining traction: SpreadingRomney.com and SpreadingGingrich.com. How much effect could these anti-Santorum off-shoots have in the weeks to come? Online marketing experts warn: a lot.

While Apple and Google continue to fight each other in court, cooperation between the companies' technologies helped save the life of a dying diabetic on Sunday.

Shares of Baidu, China’s equivalent of Google, fell as much as 5 percent early Friday after the company reported stronger-than-expected earnings.

Apple Inc, Google Inc and their vendors must do more to protect children using iPhones and other mobile devices to read or play games, U.S. trade regulators said, and warned they may punish software makers that secretly collect data on kids.

Google Inc. has disabled a special computer tracking code that had been bypassing Safari, Apple Inc.'s popular Web browser, enabling advertisers to monitor the Web surfing of iPhone and computer users, against their stated preferences, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday.

Twitter Inc. has officially introduced a service which will permit small businesses to buy and place ads on the online messaging platform.

Apple Inc, Google Inc and their vendors must do more to protect children using iPhones and other mobile devices to read or play games, U.S. trade regulators said, and warned they may punish software makers that secretly collect data on kids.

Apple Inc, Google Inc and their vendors must do more to protect children using iPhones and other mobile devices to read or play games, U.S. trade regulators said, and warned they may punish software makers that secretly collect data on kids.

Baidu, China’s equivalent of Google, reported fourth-quarter earnings rose more than expected due to heavier Internet use and sales.Baidu said net income rose 77 percent to $326.3